Another Sign That Fatherhood In The U.S. Is Radically Changing
Fathers in the U.S. are carving out a new path on work-family balance. Call it the daddy track.
With the “mommy track,” working women unwillingly get placed on a lower-status career path after having a kid. On the daddy track, fathers choose to scale back careers in order to better manage work and family. Or, at least they say they would.
Working fathers in the U.S. were more likely than women to make career sacrifices to better manage work-life responsibilities, according to a survey of 9,699 workers across eight countries conducted by Harris Interactive and consulting firm EY, released Tuesday. About 1,200 respondents were from the U.S.